Taylor Canfield (ISV) and TeamUSOne have taken their third consecutive Chicago Grand Slam victory.

The 101 sailors from 62 nations are all rigged up, suited and booted and ready for the opening day of the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games Sailing Competition.

After four action packed days of match racing and fleet racing, near gale force winds and substantial breaking waves on the race course caused the concluding races of the 2014 RC44 Marstrand World Championship to be cancelled.

Practice is over, the sailors have been welcomed at the Opening Ceremony and it's now time to focus on the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Sailing Competition.

Byte CII sailor Paul de Souza will carry the Bahamian flag at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on 16 August to honour the 50th anniversary of Sir Durward Knowles taking the nation's first ever Olympic gold.

Fleet racing at the RC44 Marstrand World Championship got underway in further lively conditions, delivering a mix of sun, occasional torrential rain, strong winds with occasional lulls, plus, in race three, a giant squall.

ISAF is seeking bids from organizers to host ISAF Nations Cup Regional Finals during 2014-15 and the ISAF Nations Cup Grand Final in 2015.

World Champions are already on top after two races for all fleets in a predominantly light breeze day with the wind ranging from 8-15 knots in shifty conditions.